The History of Scales

The History of Scales If you were to travel back in time and show an ancient street merchant a digital weighing scale, he would have no idea what to do with it. Yet over the entire course of history, scales have been just as important to the economy as they are today, which is why … Continued

Custom Scales Glossary of Terms

Accuracy How close the displayed value is to the actual value. Different scales have different specified accuracy. Industrial scales are usually based on strain gage load cells. They can typically have accuracy levels of 1/10 of 1 percent. Higher precision scales, such as Surface Acoustic Wave scales, may have ten times better accuracy levels of … Continued

Optimize Your Business’s Performance With Customized High-Resolution Scales

Many times, purchasing a scale for your business isn’t a very complicated process.  You simply determine the maximum capacity, accuracy and platform size that you need, find a scale manufacturer and make a purchase. If your business requires that you use a non-standard platform sized scale or you need superior resolution, a specific data output, … Continued

How to Maintain an Industrial Scale

In the past, maintaining industrial scales was expensive and time consuming.  Keeping up with the necessary maintenance requirements of industrial scales varies greatly by manufacturer. At Arlyn Scales, we’ve worked extremely hard to design and build scales that require as little maintenance as possible to ensure that you’re not commonly dealing with downtime due to … Continued

Laundry Weighing Scales for Hospitals

When you think about hospitals, you often think of sickness, emergency rooms, doctors and other things, but rarely do you think about laundry.  The reality is that hospitals go through as much, if not more laundry than your average corner Laundromat. The Wyoming Medical Center reported that their laundry facility cleaned roughly 3,000-5,000 pounds of … Continued

Digital Scales You Can Connect to the Internet

Collecting weight data is an integral part of the weighing process. By monitoring and analyzing data, businesses can control quality, automate tasks, minimize waste and improve efficiency. Connecting a scale to the internet facilitates how employees can access and utilize data. Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely used local area network (LAN) technology. A wired … Continued

Industrial Scales with Computer Ports

Weighing is an integral part of many industrial processes. It facilitates quality control, automates a variety of tasks and minimizes waste. It can even be used to manage large inventories of small pieces and parts. To ensure that everything is running efficiently, weight data is often collected and transferred to an external device for storage … Continued

Floor and Pallet Scales for Warehousing Solutions

The warehouse environment can be pretty extreme. From inconsistent temperatures, moisture and corrosive materials, finding a weighing scale that’s durable and accurate can be a particular challenge. Arlyn Scales manufactures floor and pallet scales specifically for these types of industrial conditions. We use only best of class components including stainless steel load cells, advanced digital … Continued